Saraha, a great practitioner of Tantric Buddhism, is one of the most emblematic figures of late first-millennium India, a time of flourishing religious and literary activity.
He lived a nontraditional Buddhist life and taught in an equally unconventional way, through spontaneous songs. Sometimes esoteric, sometimes playful, the adamantine songs express Saraha’s view on the nature of mind, on the importance of the lama, on society, and on other themes.
Over these two days, Lara Braitstein introduces us to the life and poetry of Saraha.
Lara Braitstein is the author of The Adamantine Songs: Study, Translation, and Critical Tibetan Edition (Rabsel Editions, 2018), a study of the Mahamudra songs composed by Saraha in the 9th century. She is a professor at McGill University (Montreal, Canada), where she teaches Indian and Tibetan Buddhism.
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• This teaching is given in English and translated into French. If you wish to follow this course in another language (German or Spanish), please fill out this form before Saturday, July 4.
Contribution : 25 €/day
